Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-03-31
EMPEROR WILLIAM.
Berlin in a Blaze of Glory Celebrates His Sfnetl.
eth BIRTHDAY.


Berlin in a Blaze of GLORY Celebrates His SfnetI.
eth Birthday.
BERLIN. March 22. The ninetieth ami
versary OF the Emperor Williams birth
was ushered in by the pealing Of bells III all
the churches and the tower Of the town
hall and the sounding OF n choral Tho
emperor began to receive guests at II
o'clock in the morning. and he appeared
at his fayorite window in the palace over
looking the street as often as he could
lind time to do so TO respond to the
cheers OF the people who passed
by in thousands to get q glimpse OF him.
The city il decorated as never before. Gar
lands. flags, laufels, ~festoons of evergreens,
banners, bright drapery aud brilliant car.
pets ara hung on every conspicuous spot.
Conspicuous by the extreme elegance OF
their decorations are the Royal academy,
the university building and the city resi-
dence Of the Crown Prince Frederick Will.
lam. The monument of Frederick the
Great is covered with wreaths and low
ers. Wherever there is q bust or
statue OF the emperor in "a shop
window or other exposed place it Is buried
in lowers. The people are all out in holi'
day attire and the streets are thronged.
Early in the day special memorial religious
services we're held in all the churces and
synagogues and the edifices were crowded
in every case. The children from all the
schools in the city went in procession, &C.
%cunpanied by bands of music, to the
church services. The students procession
grand affair. They went In car
riages, Of which there were several hundred
in line, and the bright banners of the yari-
Gus school and college societies and were
accompanied by many bands playing mu-
sic and
ALTERED IN GORGEOUS COSTUMES.
The long line oil carriages was preceded
and followed by tudents on horseback.
Passing the palace the bands p'ayed the
national anthem "Preussenlied' and
''Wacht am Rhein," the students
all singing 20 the music; fhe en-
peror appeared at the window as the
procession was moving past and bowed,
remaining there a considerable time. The
great crowd in the street gave him an
ovation, the multitude cheering itself
hoarse and firing itself ont waving hats
and handkerchief. All the members OF
the imperial family and their prineely
guests drove in procession to the palace
and personally rendered their con-
gra~tulations to the emperor. The
procession was cheered by the
crowds in the streets. The smuncipal pro-
cession was preceded by heralds and mar
shals bearing the town banner, the whole
body OF evangelical clergy, the chief civil
and military authorities. representatives
OF German science, art and commerce; the
directors of the gymnasia and burgesses
and communal officers, in all over 1000
persons. The procession asaccompanied
by several bands, which played
marches alternately with ehorals by
trumpeters. The procession went in
state from the town hall to
rative religious services in the church DIST.
Nicholas. Thu clergymen we're all full-robed
and the officials wore their Uniform and
regalia. When the procession entered the
church the organ played a prelude. This
was followed by the singing of the "Salvum
Fac Regem" and the chanting OF the am
brosian hymn. The iestai sermon was
preached by provost Bruechner. At o o
ROYAL SALUTE
OF 1OI guns wss fired from the Koenig-
splatz. Prince Bismarck and Marshal Won
Moltke went to pay their congratulations
to the emperor at 1 O'Clock. They we're
enthusiastically cheered all along the
route. The day was celebrated with
similar and equal enthusiasm in all the
towns of the empire. A rain storm, which
set in as 3 o'clock and lasted until 6,
had scarcely any effect upon the crowd
OF enthusiastic Germans who thronged
the streets. The Examinations to-
night throughout the city are supurb. An
especially striking feature is the picture
100 yards long and 200 yards wide in front
OF the Academy OF Arts depicting events in
the emperor's lille. Bismarck and Gen.
Won Moltke say that they have received q
wonderful reward For their services, the
character of which is as yet unknown. All
tho secretaries OF departments were deco
rated by the emperor. In receiving
the household the emperor said:
~ have reached this age by the
grace OF God, and il the Lord helps
me and wants me to, / MAJ live to see an
other year. The city is crowded. All
the best hotels are filed with royal persoL-
ages.
BY HI
The Emperor William conferred the deco
ration OF the Grand Cross OF the Red Eagle
on Ministers Won Putkamer, Lucius and
Won Boettioherr the Grand Cross OF the
Hohenzollern Family order upon Ministers
Won Scholsan and Won Schellendorf and
Gen. Albedyll; the first class of Red
Eagle on Gen. Won Caprivi and
the Red Eagle of the second class
upon Count Herbert Bismarck. Gen.
Katecz was appointed grand huntsman.
At the afternoon reception the emperor,
after receiving the congratulation of their
royal family and the prineely guests with
the empress by his side and surrounded
by the full court, formally announced the
betrothal of Prince Henry, the secon son
OF Crown Prince friedrich William, to the
Princess Irene of Hesse. The young couple
were afterwards heartily congratulated
by all the illustrious company.
A family dinner followed at A O'Clock at
the palace Of the crown prince. The EN-.
peror and empress were driven from the
imperial palace to the crown prince palace
in a closed carriage, as rain was falling.
They were greeted with uninterrupted cheers
along the way.
Although rain has fallen at intervals to-
night, it has in no wa interfered with the
public rejoicing. Tit people have been en-
fete since early morning. By 10 O'Clock the
great square in front ofthe emperor's palace
the university, the opera house and the
crown princes residence was densely pack
ed. The emperor first showed himself at
the window at IL o'clock. He was dress
ed in parade Uniform, with broad silver
epaulettes and scarlet ~facings, and looked
exceedingly well, standing firm and erect
and repeatedly waved vigorous salutes
to the crowd. He came to the win
dow often during the day. The great.
est outburst OF enthusiasm occurred
when. after the arrival OF Prince Bismarck
and Gen. Won Moltke, all three appeared,
the emperor in the center with Bismarck
on his right and Won Moltke on his left.
Tonight Berlin is like
ACITY OF FIRE.
The steeples and domes shine with brill.
fancy. The electric light is the ground.
work OF the illumination, three rose.
colored lights ~radiating from the
lofty avenues in the center OF the
city where the parties are situated, to
remote streets. From the roofs OF houses
bengal fires are every where sending forth
glowing flames. In the Leipsic pIats,
Inter den Linden, and all the large streets,
every house contributed to the general ef-
feet. Crowns, stars and eagles are in rich
proiusion, and numerous colossal busts Of
the emperor surrounded with ~exotics, are
displayed. The electric light on the square
tower OF the town hall emits a ruddy glare.
On the Brandengate are immense cauldrons
from which the flames are bursting forth
every moment. Colossal arches at Potts
dam station are illuminated with eagles,
stars and crowns and the whole building is
being encircled with blazing pitch fire. Amid
all this glow and light 500, 900 persons
moved in perfect order. After dinner the
emperor and empress and Crown Prince
Frederick William and his wife returned
to the palace and attended a soiree in the
white hall of the royal castle.
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